Kenneth Paul Robichaux

Kenneth Paul Robichaux, 80, passed away at home in Mt. Pleasant, SC, July 23, 2024. Born in Chicago, IL, June 11, 1944, Ken was the son of the late Roy Paul Robichaux and Mary Johanna Vicinus Robichaux. He was preceded in death by his sister, Jean Robichaux Eiden. Those left behind to cherish his memory are his wife Anne Kabler Robichaux; four children, Jean-Paul (Cindy), Julian (Candace), Christina, and Nicholas (Jolene); seven grandchildren, Christopher (Meisha), Megan Smith (Espy III “Trip”), Nolan, Carson, Natalie, Evan and Maxwell; his brother William (Carolyn); three nieces and two nephews, Paul (Katherine), Julie, John (Elaine), Heather Eiden, and Sarah Jane Roth (Ken); great nieces and nephews, cousins, and many friends.

Ken spent his early years in Brodhead and Monroe, WI, received his education from the Jesuits at Campion Jesuit High School, as a Jesuit Novitiate at St.Bonifacius, and Marquette University, where he majored in Speech/Drama. He served in the USAF during the Viet Nam era as a cartographer, stationed at the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center in St. Louis, MO, and at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage, Alaska. 

Always interested in the written word, education and the pursuit of new knowledge, he worked briefly as a manager of a B. Dalton Book Store and Wisconsin Periodical Distributors both in Milwaukee, and the Atlanta News Agency as Book Department Manager. For 26 years he was the Southeast Regional Sales Coordinator for Majors Scientific Books working out of Atlanta and Charleston. His customer base (many of whom became life-long friends) included health science libraries in hospitals and medical schools, and academic bookstores. He was an exhibitor, presenter and entertainer par excellence at many national, regional and state professional association meetings.

 After his retirement from sales, he took courses in macromedia software at Trident Technical College and completed the Fast Track New Venture program at the Tate Business School, College of Charleston. He then established Keylight Enterprises, LLC, and developed the website: https://pictureshowman.com/ devoted to the history of movies from their beginning up to 1960. After 10 years of research, writing, and answering many questions from researchers world-wide, he focused his talents on another lifelong interest - photography.

Ken was a renaissance man in the truest sense, could converse on a wide variety of topics, but his life-long fascination was with film. Friends often encouraged him to turn this interest into teaching – he had so much knowledge to share. But the idea of being paid for what he loved never appealed to him. Other interests included writing, reading (especially Russian literature and Sherlock Holmes), research, chess, computer technology, traveling and for brief periods fencing, change-ringing, and skiing. He was very proud of his family and thoroughly enjoyed family time. He was a humorist who enjoyed telling and hearing a good story. He would appreciate these few words from the poem Sea-Fever by John Masefield: “All I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover, And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.” 

For those who wish to honor his memory, have a glass of wine and watch a movie – preferably one in black and white.

Services will be private. No flowers, please. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhrs, Inc.

A memorial message may be sent to the family on our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com.